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An Interview with Randolph Whitfield: Translating the Core Texts from the

For many years, Randolph Whitfield has laboured to render a seminal Zen text into the English language. He joins Zen teacher Martin Goodson to discuss the text’s history, it’s implications for the practice and the deeper mysteries of Zen hidden within.

Rinzai’s Attention to the Smallest Detail

Master Rinzai goes on to give examples of how a teacher might use circumstances to wake students out of their slumber

Transcending Mindfulness: 7 | Trauma and Healing

Jamie and Martin discuss trauma and its effects on the mind and body, looking at therapeutic techniques from modern psychology and its place within spiritual practices.

Getting Beyond Light and Shade

Gateway Talks
Master Rinzai exhorts us to focus our attention on liberation and awakening and not to get distracted by the world.

How to sit Zazen | Zen meditation

A tutorial for Zazen, mediation Zen style

Transcending Mindfulness: 6 | Deeper Shadow

Why does it seem as if we are not in control of our mind? Jamie and Martin discuss 'the shadow' in Zen practice and Psychology.

The Three Types of Zen Students

Gateway talks
We look at the three different classes of Zen students and why the teaching methods of the Zen masters can sometimes seem so bizarre. 

Transcending Mindfulness: 5 | The Awakened Ape

Martin and Jamie explore the concept of ‘Paleo-living’, an attempt at living a more natural way of life inspired by tribal and indigenous cultures
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Transcending Mindfulness

Psychotherapist Jamie Shavdia and Zen Buddhist teacher Martin Goodson, discuss a wide range of topics from the emerging fringes of science, psychology and spirituality.

Transcending Mindfulness: 4 | Self-Esteem v. No-Self

Are the Buddha's teachings on the self reconcilable with the modern notion of self-esteem?

How to Bow

Fundimentals of Zen
The bow teaches surrender through the intelligence of the body. It is a crucial ingredient in Zen training for experiencing awakening.

Win the Game or Lose your Head! A Rohatsu Dharma Talk

A Rohatsu Dharma Talk
Disillusionment and failure can become the vehicle for our liberation.
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